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Three area residents were inducted into the Rockland Civil and Human
Rights Hall of Fame yesterday. The three were chosen by the Human Rights
Commission for the significant contributions they made to equality and
diversity in Rockland. The three honorees were Paul Adler, who works with
the Holocaust Museum, the Nyack NAACP and Rockland PRIDE; Haverstraw’s
Virginia Norfleet, who discovered remnants of the First African-American
Church in Rockland County while renovating a house in the Village of
Haverstraw; and Piermont’s Barbara Williams, who has advocated for
low-income housing, equal employment opportunities, and voter registration
issues.

The Hillcrest Volunteer Fire Department is hosting an Open House on
Sunday. You can learn about fire safety, tour the fire trucks, there’s
games, prizes and live demonstrations. Rockland's Fire and Emergency
Services director and Hillcrest member Chris Kear says the open house is a
great way to mark the end of Fire Prevention Awareness month…

The Open House is Sunday (10/25/19) from 11-2 at the firehouse, located at 374 North Main Street in Hillcrest. 

Seniors 65 and older can get free flu shots at Stony Point's senior center
on Tuesday in a partnership with Montefiore Nyack Hospital. Supervisor Jim
Monaghan says it's important to get a flu shot annually, and even Steve is
thinking of getting one...

The flu shots will be available Tuesday (10/29/19) from 11 to noon in the Rho building on 5 Clubhouse Lane at the Letchworth complex. You must bring
proof of age.

Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Rockland County is looking for adults to be mentors to the children in the program. Gillian Ballard is the president of Big Brothers-Big Sisters, and says a program they run is growing, and they could use more help…

Jennifer Sislin of Suez North America is on the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters, and her father was one of the co-founders of the group 35 years ago. Sislin says mentors are very important for the kids…

For more information on how to volunteer or help the group, visit their website, BBBSofRC.com or call them at 845-639-2199.

Rockland’s sheriff is looking to meet with area state lawmakers and local police chiefs to discuss the criminal justice reform package set to take effect in January. Sheriff Lou Falco is opposed to many of the laws that were passed along with the state budget earlier this year, and he’d like to find out if some of them can be changed…

Rockland and Westchester state senator David Carlucci has spoken to the sheriff about his concerns, and, like the sheriff, he thinks there are some reforms that do need to be made…

Western Ramapo and Orange County Assemblyman Karl Brabenec called the laws – quote – “one of the stupidest pieces of legislation this year” and last week he recited from a list of the charges he said would no longer require bail…

The Sheriff’s meeting with the lawmakers and police chiefs is set for next Wednesday.